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Pre-game notes courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS Saturday, Apr. 4, 2015, 7:00 p.m. ET Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Devils: 32-33-13 (77 pts) Rangers: 49-21-7 (105 pts) TONIGHT’S GAME The Rangers play their 78th game of the 2014-15 season against the New…

Pre-game notes courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Friday, Apr. 24, 2015, 7:00 p.m. ET Madison Square Garden – New York, NY Penguins: 1-3 Rangers: 3-1 TONIGHT’S GAME The Rangers play Game 5 of their Eastern Conference First Round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison…

Apologies for the lack of photos. Something went screwy with the blog server or something in the wee hours this morning. I’ll try to put a few more in here later today. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) So the best road…

Post-game notes & quotes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 3, Wild 2. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – TAKING THE METRO – By earning a win in tonight’s game, the Rangers are the 2014-15 Metropolitan Division Champions. The Blueshirts have won a division title…

Game 77. Rangers at Wild. The Rangers will clinch the Metro Division and home-ice in the first two playoff rounds by getting two points in any of their final six games, or with any two points Pittsburgh and the Islanders fail to get. In other words, if the Rangers…

Martin St. Louis (knee) is planning to return tonight. James Sheppard is the likely scratch, based on practice in Minny on Wednesday. Pre-game notes courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS at MINNESOTA WILD Thursday, Apr. 2, 2015, 8:00 p.m. ET Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN Rangers: 48-21-7…

Catching up on today’s news (sans April Fools jokes). Rangers prospect Brady Skjei, a defenseman picked 28th overall in the first round of the 2012 draft, decided to leave college and first signed an amateur tryout contract with Hartford (AHL), then signed his entry-level contract. Skjei’s entry-level contract begins next…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) This one was better. A lot better, actually. Not great. Not perfect. But miles better than the last two since clinching. But what this really turned out to be was a “Big as the building” win,…

Post-game notes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 3, Jets 2. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – TOP OF THE HEAP – By earning a win tonight, the Rangers have regained sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference. – ROAD WARRIORS – The…

Click here to read my story from lohud.com and to see Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) Got this question from our friend James G: “Do you know of a good auto body shop? Piece of…

Just in: Matt Hunwick is out today with an upper body injury. Defenseman Chris Summers, obtained in the Keith Yandle deal, was recalled from Hartford (AHL) and will make his Rangers debut. Pre-game notes courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS Sunday, Mar. 29, 2015, 3:00 p.m.…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) Not going to delve too deeply into the play-by-play in this game, because it was as poorly played by the Rangers as it was officiated by the referees, linesmen and Situation Room. Just hideous. We’ll get…

Post-game notes courtesy of the NYR: Bruins 4, Rangers 2. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – KILL ZONE – The Rangers were 1-for-1 (2:00) on the penalty kill in the game. The Blueshirts have not allowed a power play goal in four consecutive games,…

Just a heads-up: Obviously there is no morning skate today in Boston. Alain Vigneault is scheduled to meet the media at 11 a.m. We should know then if Henrik Lundqvist starts today or tomorrow. Unless it is announced earlier. Also, FYI, the Rangers’ magic number to clinch first place in…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) This is what’s impressed me about this team, which reminds me of the ’11-12 team. When it has a rare stinker, it bounces right back in a big way. This team is miles more talented than…

Post-game notes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 5, Senators 1. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – CLINCHING A SPOT – By earning a win tonight, combined with Boston’s overtime loss against Anaheim, the Rangers clinched a playoff berth. The Blueshirts have now reached the…

Click here to read my story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for the raw video of Henrik Lundqvist’s first practice. Thoughts: 1) This is what it looks like when you play a desperate team in the final few weeks…

Click here to read my story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Thoughts: 1) This is why you guys should relax when they lose one, or when they play a semi-stinker in Raleigh,…

Post-game notes & quotes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 7, Ducks 2. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – POINT TAKEN – New York has earned at least one point in 19 of its last 21 games (16-2-3), including nine of its last 10 games…

Game 71. Ducks at Rangers. Another test for the Rangers. The Mighty Ducks are tied with Montreal for the best record in the NHL with 99 points, two ahead of the Rangers, who have a game in hand on both teams. The Rangers beat the Ducklings 4-1 in Anaheim…